To be released October 4th, 2011, 'The Worker Prince' by Bryan Thomas Schmidt, uses the story of Moses to tell the adventures of Davi Rhii, a child saved from the murder of infants on a slave planet and raised in the palace as a prince.
The plot takes both familiar and unfamiliar twists. Davi finds his birth mother and cousin by accident, when he saves Nila from a solider trying to rape he. He kills the officer and is hunted for murder. Yet, the young prince discovers there is a rebellion that has been planned by the workers and his military training becomes crucial to its success.
There are many faith elements, including the workers belief in one God and their captors belief in many, just like the ancient Egyptians. The back story tells of a previous uprising, quelled by the ruthless leader, who thinks of the slaves as non humans. Although he tried to teach this to Davi, he fails because his sister chose to raise her son with more empathy for others.
Although a bit rough in a few places, the novel is an excellent read and this blogger highly recommends it. It is the first of a trilogy and the development of this story and writer hold much promise. The pace is well done, carries the reader through to the satisfying climax and ending.
Will be coming from the editors of Digital Dragon.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
'Why Not Question' - Book Review - Left Behind Fanficiton
As previously mentioned in last week's blog, there official and unofficial series spin offs of the Left Behind series. What will be covered today, are two of the fanfiction stories posted on fanfiction.net.
They are Left Behind SG1 and Left Behind Stargate Atlantis.
Say what? Cross the Left Behind books with the Stargate TV shows?
Oh, yeah. And oddly enough, the crossover stories work very well. Originally started by ChristianGateFan with a parallel story written by Dragonlots, the two online fan novels have a following because, and get this, there is a need for faith based fanfiction.
Who would have guessed?
Left Behind SG1 follows the adventures of Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson and others from the beginning of the rapture to currently fifty seven months into the Tribulation. It is still a work in progress and has been taken over, with permission from ChristianGateFan, by Dragonlots.
Left Behind Stargate Atlantis begins two days before the rapture and goes all the way through to the final kingdom after the new Heaven and new Earth are created.
There are a number of prequel stories since the author discovered a number of holes in the story and added them to fill in the blanks. They are:
'Near Seduction' (Left Behind prequel & pre SGA); Dr. Elizabeth Weir meets Carpathia and is the only woman not successfully seduced by him.
'Christmas Stargate Style' (SG1/The Santa Clause); 'Christmas Stargate Atantis Style' (SGA/The Santa Clause 1 & 2); Two fun little stories adding to the relationships between various characters and use Rev. Larry Henry, who is very important in the Left Behind Stargate Atlantis novel.
'Halloween Dance' (SGA/SG1/MacGyver). Atlantis has a dance on Halloween, while Dr. Jeanie Miller sews the costume for her daughter and the Henry's make plans of their own.
'The Christmas Trip' (SGA/SG1). Stranded in the ghost town of Gilman, CO, Dr. McKay and Katie, John Sheppard and Teyla, all discover they have deeper feelings for each other than they thought.
The stories can be found at:
Left Behind SG1 - http://www.fanfiction.net/u/722434/
Left Behind Stargate Atlantis and prequels - http://www.fanfiction.net/u/171979/
Please note that the authors ARE NOT paid nor do they receive payment for fanfiction. These stories are done for fun and practice. Most studios don't mind because it keeps the fandoms alive and profits in their coffers.
There are more Left Behind fan fiction stories posted at www.fanfiction.net.
They are Left Behind SG1 and Left Behind Stargate Atlantis.
Say what? Cross the Left Behind books with the Stargate TV shows?
Oh, yeah. And oddly enough, the crossover stories work very well. Originally started by ChristianGateFan with a parallel story written by Dragonlots, the two online fan novels have a following because, and get this, there is a need for faith based fanfiction.
Who would have guessed?
Left Behind SG1 follows the adventures of Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson and others from the beginning of the rapture to currently fifty seven months into the Tribulation. It is still a work in progress and has been taken over, with permission from ChristianGateFan, by Dragonlots.
Left Behind Stargate Atlantis begins two days before the rapture and goes all the way through to the final kingdom after the new Heaven and new Earth are created.
There are a number of prequel stories since the author discovered a number of holes in the story and added them to fill in the blanks. They are:
'Near Seduction' (Left Behind prequel & pre SGA); Dr. Elizabeth Weir meets Carpathia and is the only woman not successfully seduced by him.
'Christmas Stargate Style' (SG1/The Santa Clause); 'Christmas Stargate Atantis Style' (SGA/The Santa Clause 1 & 2); Two fun little stories adding to the relationships between various characters and use Rev. Larry Henry, who is very important in the Left Behind Stargate Atlantis novel.
'Halloween Dance' (SGA/SG1/MacGyver). Atlantis has a dance on Halloween, while Dr. Jeanie Miller sews the costume for her daughter and the Henry's make plans of their own.
'The Christmas Trip' (SGA/SG1). Stranded in the ghost town of Gilman, CO, Dr. McKay and Katie, John Sheppard and Teyla, all discover they have deeper feelings for each other than they thought.
The stories can be found at:
Left Behind SG1 - http://www.fanfiction.net/u/722434/
Left Behind Stargate Atlantis and prequels - http://www.fanfiction.net/u/171979/
Please note that the authors ARE NOT paid nor do they receive payment for fanfiction. These stories are done for fun and practice. Most studios don't mind because it keeps the fandoms alive and profits in their coffers.
There are more Left Behind fan fiction stories posted at www.fanfiction.net.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
'Why Not Question" - Book Review - Left Behind Series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye
Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye put their combined knowledge and writing skills together to produce one of the most all time popular End Times novels, the 'Left Behind' series. Compelling and fun to read, the various titles embark on a journey through the Tribulation with well liked characters, a struggle against the AntiChrist, and the final glorious victory.
They are in order:
Left Behind
The Tribulation Force
Nicolae
Soul Harvest
Apollyon
Assassins
The Indwelling
The Mark
Desecration
The Remnant
Armageddon
Glorious Appearing
The Prequel series:
The Rising
The Regime
The Rapture
The Sequel:
Kingdom Come
Although the characters are somewhat cardboard and some angles not really developed, like Rayford courting Amanada, and several editorial oversights, for instance, if all the coastal cities flooded, what were our heroes doing living in a bunker in San Diego? - it is a good attempt to take the reader through the final days before Christ returns and sets up his thousand year reign. A great resource for those who want to have an idea on what will happen and to share it with their friends.
Available on Amazon.
There are official side series and couple of unofficial ones on Fanfiction.net.
They are in order:
Left Behind
The Tribulation Force
Nicolae
Soul Harvest
Apollyon
Assassins
The Indwelling
The Mark
Desecration
The Remnant
Armageddon
Glorious Appearing
The Prequel series:
The Rising
The Regime
The Rapture
The Sequel:
Kingdom Come
Although the characters are somewhat cardboard and some angles not really developed, like Rayford courting Amanada, and several editorial oversights, for instance, if all the coastal cities flooded, what were our heroes doing living in a bunker in San Diego? - it is a good attempt to take the reader through the final days before Christ returns and sets up his thousand year reign. A great resource for those who want to have an idea on what will happen and to share it with their friends.
Available on Amazon.
There are official side series and couple of unofficial ones on Fanfiction.net.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
'Why Not Question' - Book Review - 'The North Star Serial Part 1' by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
If you enjoy Space Opera then I highly recommend 'The North Star Serial Part 1' by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
Captain Janaai Resnick takes command of the Destroyer North Star and begins her military career. The fight against a race called the Korleans who feel that ancient missionaries wronged them and tried to destroy their culture. Included as part of the series of short stories as those about the enemy themselves and their motivations in the war they began.
Most moving are two stories 'The Orphaning' and 'The Scout' since they depict a massacre and the real life reaction of someone who lost his entire family -rather than the typical 'I forgive you' unrealistic depiction often used in Christian fiction. Kudos for the writer being brave enough to deflect away from tradition and show how a person, Christian or not, would behave because of such a loss.
Also included are the first chapter of two novels, 'The Worker Prince' which has been sold to a publisher and 'The Sandman'. Both show great promise as Christian Science Fiction and the blogger urges fans of this genre to carefully watch Bryan Thomas Schmidt as an up and coming writer.
Reviewed book available on Amazon.
Captain Janaai Resnick takes command of the Destroyer North Star and begins her military career. The fight against a race called the Korleans who feel that ancient missionaries wronged them and tried to destroy their culture. Included as part of the series of short stories as those about the enemy themselves and their motivations in the war they began.
Most moving are two stories 'The Orphaning' and 'The Scout' since they depict a massacre and the real life reaction of someone who lost his entire family -rather than the typical 'I forgive you' unrealistic depiction often used in Christian fiction. Kudos for the writer being brave enough to deflect away from tradition and show how a person, Christian or not, would behave because of such a loss.
Also included are the first chapter of two novels, 'The Worker Prince' which has been sold to a publisher and 'The Sandman'. Both show great promise as Christian Science Fiction and the blogger urges fans of this genre to carefully watch Bryan Thomas Schmidt as an up and coming writer.
Reviewed book available on Amazon.
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